The summer season of the adult flag football league at the Center of Anna Maria Island came to a close July 27 with Luxury Services on top of the standings with a 7-0 record.
Now it’s on to the playoffs for the No. 1 seed.
Moss Builders held onto No. 2 with a 5-2 record, just ahead of No. 3 Solid Rock Construction at 4-3. Cortez Deep Sea Fishing, Salty Printing and Sandbar Restaurant all finished at 3-4, while Gulf Drive Cafe at 2-5 and Banks Home Lending at 1-6 completed the standings.
Playoff action kicks off at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, with No. 1 Luxury Services taking on No. 8 Banks Home Lending, followed by No. 4 Cortez Fishing taking on No. 5 Salty Printing at 7 p.m.
No. 3 seed Solid Rock will take on No. 6 Sandbar Restaurant at 8 p.m., while No. 2 seed Moss Builders will wrap up the first round of playoffs against Gulf Drive Cafe at 9 p.m.
Action July 27 kicked off with Gulf Drive Cafe earning a 40-30 victory over Sandbar Restaurant behind five touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown from Dominick Otteni. Otteni connected with Steven Pavina for three TDs and Dallas Buchholtz for two TDs in the victory.
Zachary Routh paced the Sandbar with two TD passes, one rushing TD and one receiving touchdown. Wes Coleman added three TD receptions and Jonathan Soultatos added one TD pass in the loss.
Solid Rock edged Salty Printing 14-12 in the second game of the evening in a defensive struggle that saw each team record three interceptions. Connor Ludwig paced Solid Rock with a passing and receiving touchdown. Tuna McCracken added a TD pass and Tyler Brewer finished with a TD reception and a pair of extra points to round out the offense. Octavious Cole led the defense with two interceptions and Travis Bates had one interception in the victory.
Brandon Rolland paced the Salty Printing offense with a rushing TD, while Zaon Williams scored a pick six. Rolland and Christian Hampton recorded interceptions to round out the defense for Salty Printing.
Luxury Services put down Banks Home Lending Team 63-27 behind seven TD passes and a rushing TD from quarterback Chase Richardson. Richardson found Alonzo Leemus for three TDs and Derrick Carey for two scores. Tim Holly and Jasmine Muldoon each had TD catches and Holly added a sack for a safety on defense.
Cory Banks threw three TD passes, including two to Cruz Rodriguez, who also had a TD pass and an extra point. Sequiel Marintez and Dan O’Connor added TD catches to lead Banks in the loss.
The last game of the evening saw Ryan Moss throw four TD passes to lead Moss Builders past Cortez Fishing 27-23. Greg Moss had two TD grabs to lead Moss Builders, which also received TD receptions from Isaiah Lambert and James Roadman in the victory.
Matt Manger paced Cortez Deep Sea Fishing with two TD passes and a rushing TD, while Cole Carter and Anthony McCance each added TD catches.
Youth soccer at the center was quiet for the week.
The center is at 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.
Key Royale golf news
Golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach got started July 24 with the men’s weekly modified-Stableford system match.
Jim Hill won the day’s proceedings with a plus-5, two points ahead of second-place finisher John Kolojeksi. Ed Harrell and Mike Pritchard shared third place with matching scores of plus-2.
The women took to the course July 25 for a nine-hole individual-low-net match that saw Anne Klein and Terry Westby tie for first at 2-over-par 34s. Helen Pollock was alone in second place with a 4-over 36.
Members were back on the course July 27 for a shamble, where each threesome counts its two best scores from the group. The team of Mike Gillie, Jim Hill and Jerry Martinek combined on a 4-over-par 68 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day. The team of Don Grau, John Kolojeski and Dom Livedoti were alone in second place at 5-over-par 69.
Horseshoe news
Horseshoe action July 26 at the Anna Maria City Hall pits was short and sweet. Steve Doyle and Dom Livedoti teamed up to forge the lone 3-0 record in pool play and were the day’s outright champs.
Three teams advanced to the knockout stage in the July 29 games with the lucky bye going to Gary Howcroft and Bob Baker. The duo watched as Bob Heiger and Livedoti eliminated Steve Kriebel and Katrina W. 22-11. Howcroft and Baker shut down Heiger and Livedoti 23-13 to win the day’s proceedings.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m., followed by random team selection.
There is no charge to play.